[May 07, 2014]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The
European Union and Japan have agreed to try to wrap-up
free-trade negotiations next year, Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe said on Wednesday, following an EU-Japan summit in
Brussels.

"We confirmed the importance of an early
conclusion and 2015 is the target date for a basic agreement,"
Abe told a news conference with European Union leaders.